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Academician B. Rybakov in his 1979 book ‘Scythia of Herodotus’: “After half a century of destructive Greco-Persian wars, during which the many thousands of armies...

Ptolemy, the famed Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, in his second most well-known work, Geography (Book 3.5), provides coordinates of the...

Herodotus gave the most detailed description of Scythia in his work written about 480–420 BC. Most likely, the Greek historian made a visit to...

Priscus of Panium was an Eastern Roman diplomat and Greek historian who, in 448/449 AD, accompanied Maximinus, the head of the Byzantine embassy representing Emperor Theodosius II (r. 402–450), on a diplomatic mission to the...

Agathangel Krymsky (1871-1942) was a polyglot who was fluent in 35 languages ​​(some estimates put it at up to 60), including Arabic, Persian, Turkish,...

Soviet Academician Borys Rybakov, in his monograph ‘Handicraft of Ancient Rus’, wrote in 1948: “Funeral rites of the Middle Dnieper region in the 9th-10th centuries...

Harvard Professor Richard Pipes starts a new chapter of his book "Russia Under the Old Regime" with the following quote of Sigismund Herberstein, a...

Per Wikipedia, Werwolf was the easternmost Headquarters used by Hitler in person. Hitler went there three times; his first stint, which lasted from July...

Not the Onion Material: The Man in the Middle will become the Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World and Will Surpass the Achievements...

"Since March, MassChallenge’s world-class network of investors, serial entrepreneurs, corporate executives, academics, and more have evaluated applications based on each startup’s ability to demonstrate...

"While the Romans were in consternation at this din, suddenly their enemies dropped the coverings of their armour, and were seen to be themselves...

After the Poltava defeat, the wounded Charles XII of Sweden and Hetman Mazepa of Ukraine stayed in Moldova which was under the protection of...

Per Wikipedia page, Leonid M. Shavrey was a Firefighter from the nuclear power plant's fire station (ВПЧ-2). Leonid was among the first firemen to...

The quotes below are from the bestselling book of the 18th century 'Travels in Russia' written by a British traveler Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822). The...

This done, Mazeppa spread his cloak, And laid his lance beneath his oak, Felt if his arms in order good The long day's march had well withstood...

According to Wikipedia, Taihō Kōki - (Іва́н Бори́шко, Ivan Boryshko; May 29, 1940 – January 19, 2013) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He became the...

Soon after Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, a Ukrainian defense firm used an arms show in Kyiv to unveil its latest project:...

Title: Chain with Birds and Geometric MotifsDate: 1000–1200Geography: Made in Kyiv (probably), UkraineCulture: Kyivan Rus’Medium: Cloisonné enamel, goldDimensions: Overall: 4 9/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in. (11.6 x 2.4 x...